Senior Support Worker in Brighton

Are you an experienced Support Worker in the UK with great communication and leadership skills looking to progress your career into a senior position as a Senior Support Worker in Learning Disabilities & Autism?  

You can earn up to £26,078 when working regular overtime (5 hours extra per week).

You’ll be hardworking, naturally caring and motivated to want to help people with severe learning disabilities, autism and behaviours which, due to their diagnosis may be seen as challenging; where you’ll support and encourage them to lead a full and valued life, enabling them to live more independently.

Join 1a Upper Brighton Road as a Team Leader Support Worker for a rewarding career where the pride and satisfaction of changing lives for the better can be felt daily. You’ll receive a £500 welcome bonus and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

A huge range of training is available that will help you grow and succeed. If you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, we can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

What you will be doing 

You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. Whether you have experience as a Care Assistant or Support Worker, you will use your knowledge and skills to help support people lead a valued and fulfilled life.

Working alongside a multidisciplinary tea, you will use your excellent communication skills and experience as a Support Worker with a background in Learning Disabilities & Autism and NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care to lead a team of Support Workers in providing care to support people through their care pathway.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week.

You’ll work 37.5 hours per week, working 7.5 hours a day with shift patterns of 7am-2.30pm and 2.30pm-10pm, with weekends on a rota basis. Extra hours can be discussed if required. 

Where you will be working
 
Location: 1A Upper Brighton Road, Surbiton, KT6 6LQ
 
1A Upper Brighton Road based in Surbiton is a Learning Disability and Autism service providing care for people living with severe learning disabilities, autism and behaviours which, due to their diagnosis may be seen as challenging. Residents may also have profound and multiple communication difficulties, sensory impairments and physical health problems.
 
In this role you will:

• Have strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
• Be willing to support residents with personal hygiene
• Have excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
• Deal with challenging behaviours
• Have a positive and professional approach
• Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest
• Be local or within commutable distance

It is preferred that you hold a valid UK driving licence.  

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time. 20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted. 

What you will get

• £23,205 salary (earn up to £26,078 with regular overtime*)
• Enjoy a £500 welcome bonus 
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave + your birthday off!
• Free meals
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Enhanced Maternity Package

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

*When working 5 hours overtime per week. Overtime is optional. Salary without overtime is £23,205.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.